A/HRC/16/52/Add.5 park in front of the police station. The detainees were blindfolded and beaten with iron rods, gun butts, fan belts, and fists, all taking place in front of the public who could observe the ill-treatment. At this moment William Kapris was shot in the foot. Mr. Aso was interrogated and coerced to confess, which he eventually did but out of fear for his life. On 24 July Mr. Aso’s warrant was issued and he was transferred to the Maximum Security Section at Bomana Prison. According to Mr. Aso, it is due to the high security confinement that he was not allowed to receive any visits by his family members. On 12 January 2010, Mr. Aso escaped from prison. He was recaptured on 22 February 2010. During the apprehension, after having surrendered and being ordered to lay with his chest on the ground, he was shot in his foot. He was further beaten with a bush knife, punched, and kicked. The next day he was charged for escaping at Six-Mile Police Station, where the treatment was awful and he was denied a medical treatment for his wound. On 24 February, Mr. Aso was transferred to the court and returned to the Maximum Security Institution. Upon return, he was strip-searched at Gate 24 and punched by the officer on duty, who was wearing a large ring, which caused particularly severe pain. Immediately after admittance to the prison, he was again strip-searched when accessing the MSI, and was beaten by wardens with iron rods and wooden sticks. Mr. Aso reported that the food portions had been reduced as a means of punishment since the prison break. Mr. Aso had never received any legal aid. John Carro, aged 27, was arrested at his home in late 2003 on the basis of allegations related to a killing. He was subsequently transferred to Boroko Police Station where he was interrogated by members of the CID for seven hours. During the interrogation he was stripped naked, beaten with a fan belt, iron rod, and timber, among others by Sergeant Mantu Ulagis, then the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the homicide department. Mr. Carro was ordered to sign a confession which had been already prepared by the officers, which he refused to do. After three days at Boroko Police Station, Mr. Carro had his first court hearing. The judge issuing the warrant did not inquire into the then clearly visible injuries of Mr. Carro, which he sustained during the interrogation. Mr. Carro himself refrained from raising his ill-treatment due to fear of retaliations by the police officers. Subsequently, Mr. Carro was transferred to Bomana where he was held in the general section. In September 2009 he participated in a mass prison break. He was recaptured on 8 February 2010. His arms were tied with a rope behind his back, and he was thrown onto a police truck in which he was transferred to Boroko Police Station. There was little violence during his transfer or short stay at Boroko. Upon arrival at the main gate at Bomona, he was stripped naked and beaten by the officers on duty. His head was also shaved. From the main entry he was transferred to the MSI where he was again stripped and beaten for about five minutes. Since then, Mr. Carro had not experienced any further physical abuse. Awana Gini, aged 25, was arrested on 2 March 2010 at the market of Kwikila where he was stripped naked in front of the public and tied with a rope behind his back. On 6 March he was transferred to MSI where he was again stripped naked and beaten with timber on his head and back for about five minutes. General information Female Division 29 female detainees were held in the female section, including; 10 convicted and 19 remandees. There were two blocks and one was reserved to mothers (5) and their children (6). Each dormitory was represented by a one-woman cell committee. The dormitories were very clean and although for the most part they had the same diet as the mail detainees, they were allowed to add some of the vegetables they grow. 35